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Re: odd phrase/translation exercise

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Thursday, February 10, 2005, 9:16
Ora Kuiznozom ekiras' ai Mark J. Reed:

>looking back at you with a caption that says "Non sapevo che tu fossi >filosofo". This is Italian for "I didn't know that you were a >philosopher". >I also thought it'd make a good translation exercise, especially for a >romlang. :)
Here's an alternatearthlang. In Rhean this'd be: Du teskorilekz c'et mu s'izniom. THAT philosopher be:2SG NEG know-1SG:PAST "I didn't know that you are a philosopher." Using |as'et| "you were" would mean you used to be one but aren't anymore. M